Telegram-herald., 1887-01-01
The SEAATORSHIP
NAs SEES TIE CONTEST.



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..-e.l 81 A. larger LlIl1 er VI members with
oa. lea .a-Fe experience tAau usual. a
age s-i.aat .- uea legislation IS uol al
I...H4ts,- TIE aHs relating o. ra-rcais
4aI 81 .or.. nations gelera-ly viii probably
r-tet. L-er IS .. stlrrius N = .lle change
fIe compiling uI agricultural st4lsfl-s
.,..t - s..e. l.f-l. as s.e state Board u Az
Il.llale desires TIE transfer vi tie work
ire4 Gle Stale Department % The Agr.1ul
tlrsl College enI n-.e There are s04e
rsf good sea-ol. Why b should he done,
tte many disa1s autzges snpatelt va be
la.ai o. slt. atll Hefe i, not for The
election - a United states senator tae conn
Legislature C11il Yrry NeI be dispensed
4.f years there has been strong
-ee-ealal feeling between pa4t ls called
E.tefu and S. eslen Michigan. There has
lrel mani lst tendency 90 center al
8c.s politically III Detroit and g.
claimed tAat Che politicians ol that clty
refuse % recognize The iact th4l
aere &c not i1r tae Republicans majerites of
tle Interior Counties and % the pler 0n-
lols- lueut.g ,Ae feeling agaluzt the east
era part % lhe Safe. which in reality 90 AIS
Detroit haas ealu year ueeu intensified
il usng years Michigan governors were
-. from Eastern Michigan While Detroit
l-s always lad q senator, and much ~ tlv
lus ao-- OF them. Al present both arc
ir9A ths east. Palmer lives in Detroit and
praS .A March j LAS generally been
.tatI 4 4
on- ,erm he would not be re-e.etied. Inis
ieelns Is tAe legitimate Outkrow.h o.
.ls-lg. the demand pl tle west 10 De allowed
Cd name a9ena-or iron isown section AMI,
secondly. because ~ a very general dissaiis-
l,--ln with Ar. Conscr. THIS arse, not 50
nlaca from what be mas done a. nom what
De las failed 10 10, and u - claimed that
IS months ago 10 one conYersant with po-
fucai affairs could be found who believed
tonser would have any following outside
srnal coterle, or that u was believed 10 be
within the range OF possibilities That he
would have half-dOzen votes IN the Legs
.ailre. Bat az present he has developed
some strength IN unexpected quarters, aud
bis friends claim 20 be confident OF his re-
election though 20 dsinierested persons he
appears % be u weak third As against the
leading candidates, and having small chance
OF success.
Aside from Conger, the other prominent
0spirant- are joan q. fitzGerald, OF Grand
Rapids Gen. Byron VI. Cutcheon of Man
i-.ee r. : Lacey, Of Charlotte; Henry 4.
Robinson, OF Detroit, and Col. +. B. Stock
bridge " Kalamazoo. From this array
Senator that sill reflect credit uDOn himself
ald h's state. OF these ~toCkbudge,
tutcAsou ana iitzlrrald are from Western
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The geographical centre OF the State. while
Robinson lives ia Detroit.
llrgeraid Is 4 .awy or in active practice
of good ability. and about 80 years Of sge.
III s candidacy ~ first appeared ~ be iusu--
uraLet iu the interest % Mcmillan. who has
since Withdrawn subsequently he de-
se.Ope1 into a real aggressive candidate.
The friends of all other candidates declare
his claims 10 strength AMI his charges
affecting the sanding OF Others quite r.dicu-
lOls aai sly bat he IS conducting his CAM
,palsn upon the stop iniei. theory Ee-
puollcaus 40 bis home do not appear 20
warmly favor nis candidacy or approve his
methods. tie sustained bad defeat tor
Congress IA hls district two years ago by rea-
son Of his not being known es an active
party worker or as a contributor TO cam
paign expenses. RE has not been proni-
necty iu politics since until now. The
soldier element claim that he was the only
man ol means III 'raad RAPIDS VINO refused
to co2iucnte 10 he purchase OF the Sol
diers Home site. Tie cannot. therefore, ex-
peer 70 receive much support from That ele-
InenI- A. TINS Tune he does not appear 10
nave an excess OF SIX votes.
The remaining candidates are Lacey and
0'.t<Lr4ate, anh N the ordinary course Oh
events The contest appears to be practically
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